Fetal Echocardiography

Overview

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a frequent birth defect. Advances in prenatal cardiac anomaly detection have resulted in a considerable reduction in newborn morbidity and death. With early diagnosis, a baby with a cardiac anomaly can receive good intranatal and postnatal care, and the family can be emotionally and financially prepared to accept such a baby.

Fetal echocardiography is a type of ultrasound test. The four-chamber view and the outflow-tract view are utilized in prenatal echocardiography to identify heart abnormalities. The most essential goal of a targeted anomaly scan is to identify patients that require a fetal echocardiography.

It is necessary to identify any associated truncal and chromosomal abnormalities. This exam allows your doctor to view the anatomy and function of your unborn child's heart in more detail. It is usually performed between weeks 18 and 24 of the second trimester.